What Makes a Great Metroidvania?

Metroidvanias began as a mash-up of Metroid and Castlevania, but have since evolved into something far more varied and interesting. We explore what makes the greatest Metroidvanias stand out and how they're evolving in this new generation of games.

Special thanks to the following YouTube vids, which provided a few of the clips used in this video:
Symphony of the Night on XBLA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOe90s04svM
Shadow Complex: Getting the Foam Gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWSoXUKWRQ
Shadow Complex Speed Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfLVPrspVxI
Ori Movement Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1Ta1Wi-fw
Super Metroid Crashed Ship Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFGXn-NiBb4
Metroid NES Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzhrnX9P0wg
(The rest of the footage used was straight from our archives)

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